No. 1,025 in Swedish

fria

"Fria" in Swedish means "to propose" or "to make a marriage proposal."

In a sentence

Han beslutade sig för att fria till henne på hennes födelsedag.
He decided to propose to her on her birthday.
In this context, 'fria' means 'to propose (marriage)' and is used in the sense of asking someone to marry.
Lärarna uppmuntrade fria diskussioner i klassrummet.
The teachers encouraged free discussions in the classroom.
Here, 'fria' serves as an adjective, meaning 'free,' describing the nature of open and unrestricted discussions.
Vi måste kämpa för att bevara fria och demokratiska val.
We must fight to preserve free and democratic elections.
In this usage, 'fria' again works as an adjective, describing the concept of elections being unrestricted and fair.

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